Winnipeg Jets' Eric Tangradi (27) celebrates a goal as Nashville Predators goaltender Carter Hutton (30) and Predators' Ryan Ellis (4) react during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Woods)

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Josh Cooper
| The Tennessean

It's remarkable how one game of a road trip could totally change a view and image of a team.

With a 5-0 loss here on Friday, the Predators went from a team riding high, scoring goals and defending when necessary, to a defensively challenged, offensively starved group.

It's premature to predict doom and gloom - Nashville is 8-6-2, including a 3-2-1 record since goaltender Pekka Rinne was knocked out of the lineup to have a hip scope for an infection - but there are some trends that are not exactly pleasant: ...